Google recently launched ‘Google Flights‘ in India. On the surface, it seems really cool for regular travelers like me. I thought I won’t have to go to all the travel websites to find the best rates (translates as ‘cheapest’ for us Indians). I can just go to Google and it will show me the best options. And then there is the awesome feature of Google Now which always reminds me of my flight schedules, etc. But it didn’t turn out to be so good.
Firstly, this feature is in collaboration with GoIbibo. So whatever you results you see on Google Flights are actually returned by GoIbibo. It’s no different than searching for a flight on GoIbibo itself, duh! And even if there is a cheaper or more convenient flight on Yatra or MakeMyTrip, I might not find it!.
Look at the screenshot below from Google Flights:
Flights suggested by Google Flights
While MakeMyTrip suggests the below:
Flights suggested by MakeMyTrip
What is further disappointing is that the prices don’t even take in consideration all the awesome coupon codes for GoIbibo itself. Let’s not even discuss the prices on MakeMyTrip or Yatra after we apply their coupons and promotional codes.
Overall, I would have expected Google to do better than that. Seriously.